Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-28

grey, which filed him with natural de
sire to see them again; but now she
dropped them, busy, apparently, with a
bouquet at her breast.
81 do SO love flowers" said she.
"What, o. which, particularly" ne
asked.
"Rosebuds anG lilies of the valley"
Amy Brendon was seldom called beau
tIful, but there was e calm sweetness in
d r expressive face; and sII who knew
oer loved her for the gentIeness of her
disposition, the goodness OF her heart
and the charm of her manner Reg usld
Talbot dotted en- her, and more than
dotted, as we have indicated; be was so
lonely and helpless, she 80 kind, gentle
and sisterly, and, like Melanie, sym
pathiZed with sll his serious thoughts
and disappointed aspirations, aud this
helped him to endure an existence, OF the
hopeless monotony OF which he was often
well nigh weary.
Musgrave regarded her sdmiringIy.
She was graceful with natural grace
having IN every action of her petite figure
the bearing and movement which are in
born and cannot be acquired, and which
are really combination of freedom and
propriety-innocence and softness OF dis
position. &
"Poor Reggie!" thought she suddenly,
while attracted by an almost repfoachful
expression in his eyes, she again drew
near him, followed by Musgrave, who
held out hand, and said abruptly and
wi light smile:
"Don't you remember me?"
"Musgrave OF the H1ssers-ofc course,
do, now," said Reggie.
'And yeu-you are the Lieutenant of
the Ibis gunboet"
"Whose life you saved at MacNe!ps
Zereha"
"Yes-a devil of bit Of mismanaee-
N, Mt that; l wonder thea one of US LETT
the place alive. WelI-the world is a
small place after all!' added Musgrsye,
as they shook hands, and bright express
sion spread over the usually grave face
Of the invalid.
"Hsve cigar" continued the Uusa&r,
proferiug handsome silver case; "#e
are 81 fresco-the ladies' cannot object.
You'll know the brandt get them
straight from Havennahn
"Thsnks-I WIGS in the Zareba, with
The Naval Brigade" said young Talbot,
Sc dly.
"And what occurred ?" asked Sir
Brlsco.
When the square was forced and the
few mounted yedettes burst through IT
for shelter, there rolled behind them z
human tide Of yelling, hoWling and ferO
cious Arabs black mass, picked ous
here and there by their flashing weapons,
accompanied by strange sound, the
cracking Of the branches and brushwood
through which they rushed upon us. Then
came the wild stampede of baggage ani
mals-borses, csmels and mules. l
was at the edge Of tie square, and many
others were borne to the ground,
while over US swept the Arabs, hewing
| like fends or msdmeD, right ard left;
with their long cross-hilted swords,
sl1shing a. cameis aud men alike in that
gerry shemhle, from which there went up
shout OF agony and despair that might
make man wake il his sleep for years
! TO come, snd which hope may haunt the
useless bodies &c whom we owed l. all, :"
continued Reginald, his eyes sparkling as
| be recalled that terrible scene. THE
| arabs were among US and over us Ike
wild-tre, h.mstriuging the baggage ami
mails right and lett was a mighty wave
/ Of kicking, biting and plunging brutes,
amid the dying and the dead,
struggling TO escape. a camel was
! killed over me, and lying there
helpless without e wound, / mast have
| heen hutc5ered by the Arabs, rad not
Musgravs, whose horse was killed under
| him, rushed M, cut g PISS through
! the press VIII hjs wore, eaa borEe me
| into the Berkshire z-reua, where the
soldiers, taken by surprise, were lighting
| back to back in their shirt sleeves; and
but for Musgrave 1 must have persisted,
for 1 was doubly helpless, my sword
blade having been broken in my hand, in
the first of the Arab rush."
"What scene it must have been."
| claimed Sir Brisco.
"Pandemonium broken loose would be
joke compared TO it," said Musgrsye,
laughing. ~
GLOW shall I-how shall we EVENTS
able to thank your" asked MelanieS as